by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A wife asked, I admire those couples who tussle over the TV remote with their spouses. This obviously means they watch TV together. My husband and I have our own TVs in different rooms and never watch TV together. This is a pathetic solution. Is there a way we can amicably […]
Coping Strategies
Dealing with the Traffic Police When You Can’t Hear
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A young lady wrote, I am hoping to get my learner’s license soon. I have some questions. How do you deal with the cops when you are driving? What are you supposed to do when you can’t hear? Do you have any advice about driving with hearing loss? As far as […]
How to Effectively Talk with Hard of Hearing People
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Is there a handy guide that I could give to friends/coworkers, about ways to best communicate with a person with hearing loss. I have seen a couple of lists in the past, but can not find them. Here are a couple of things that will help you. First, […]
Press “H” for Human—The Latest Update
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Back in August 19, 2006 I wrote a short article called “
Clear Surgical Masks That Let You Speechread Your Doctor and Other Health Care Professionals Now Available!
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. For decades I’ve wished that doctors, dentists and other health care professionals would wear clear surgical masks so that I could speechread them. I know many of you with more severe hearing losses feel the same. In the past, I’ve read about clear masks that had been invented, but […]
Two Good Habits for New Hearing Aid Users
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. If you are new to wearing hearing aids, you need to learn the best ways to adapt to wearing your new hearing aids. Otherwise you may dump your new hearing aids in a dresser drawer, give up and conclude hearing aids don’t work—not to mention wasting all those thousands of dollars […]